Consumer price indices: Consumer price index … 1999 in Japan
Japan: Consumer price indices: Consumer price index … 1999 was 99.99 Index in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
99.99 Index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
36th
of 38 countries
All-time high
100.02 Index
in 2019
All-time low
16.7 Index
in 1955
Years of data
66
1955–2020
Consumer price indices (CPIs), exchange, API only,COICOP 1999 in Japan, 1955–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2020, consumer price indices (cpis), exchange, api only,coicop 1999 in Japan stood at 99.99 Index.
The figure is up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price indices (cpis), exchange, api only,coicop 1999 in Japan peaked at 100.02 Index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.7 Index, in 1955.
That places Japan 36th out of 38 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Consumer price indices: Consumer price index … 1999 in Japan, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 16.7 Index | — |
| 1956 | 16.77 Index | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 17.29 Index | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 17.21 Index | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 17.39 Index | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 18.01 Index | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 18.98 Index | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 20.28 Index | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 21.64 Index | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 22.46 Index | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 23.96 Index | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 25.16 Index | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 26.17 Index | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 27.57 Index | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 29.01 Index | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 30.98 Index | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 32.95 Index | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 34.55 Index | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 38.56 Index | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 47.51 Index | +23.2% |
| 1975 | 53.08 Index | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 58.07 Index | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 62.8 Index | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 65.43 Index | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 67.88 Index | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 73.15 Index | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 76.76 Index | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 78.87 Index | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 80.35 Index | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 82.16 Index | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 83.83 Index | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 84.34 Index | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 84.45 Index | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 85 Index | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 86.95 Index | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 89.62 Index | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 92.55 Index | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 94.15 Index | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 95.33 Index | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 95.99 Index | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 95.91 Index | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 96.04 Index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.67 Index | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 98.31 Index | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 97.97 Index | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 97.29 Index | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 96.62 Index | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 95.75 Index | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 95.5 Index | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.49 Index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.22 Index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.46 Index | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.5 Index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.82 Index | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 95.53 Index | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 94.82 Index | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 94.56 Index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.52 Index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.83 Index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.45 Index | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 98.22 Index | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 98.1 Index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.58 Index | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.55 Index | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 100.02 Index | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.99 Index | -0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 99.99 Index is below the median for high income countries, which is 123.96 Index, 81% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Japan's 99.99 Index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 103.44 Index, 97% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.07 Index | 16.7 Index | 17.39 Index | 5 |
| 1960s | 23.32 Index | 18.01 Index | 29.01 Index | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.18 Index | 30.98 Index | 67.88 Index | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.59 Index | 73.15 Index | 86.95 Index | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.35 Index | 89.62 Index | 98.31 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.92 Index | 95.22 Index | 97.29 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.06 Index | 94.52 Index | 100.02 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.99 Index | 99.99 Index | 99.99 Index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 33 Israel 103.05 Index compare
- 34 Ireland 102.88 Index compare
- 35 Costa Rica 101.02 Index compare
- 37 South Africa 99.31 Index compare
- 38 Australia 99.05 Index compare
More economy & growth data for Japan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 592.98 % change on previous year (2025)
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0137 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 493.16 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 360.1 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price indices (cpis), exchange, api only,coicop 1999 in Japan?
- Consumer price indices (cpis), exchange, api only,coicop 1999 in Japan was 99.99 Index in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest consumer price indices (cpis), exchange, api only,coicop 1999 recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.02 Index in 2019.
- What is the lowest consumer price indices (cpis), exchange, api only,coicop 1999 recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7 Index in 1955.
- How does Japan rank for consumer price indices (cpis), exchange, api only,coicop 1999?
- Japan ranks 36th out of 38 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consumer price indices (cpis), exchange, api only,coicop 1999 rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Consumer price indices (CPIs), exchange, API only,COICOP 1999 — Consumer price index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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